xviii, 1640 p. : 29 cm

This book is now in its Sixth Edition, with thoroughly updated coverage, a new full-color design, and a revamped art program featuring 880 full-color illustrations. More than 80 leading experts cover every aspect of contemporary perioperative medicine in one comprehensive, clinically focused, clear, concise, and accessible volume. Two new editors, Michael Cahalan, MD and M. Christine Stock, MD, join Drs. Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting for this edition. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, plus access to enhanced podcasts that can be viewed on your desktop or downloaded to most Apple and BlackBerry devices

Includes bibliographical references and index

The history of anesthesia -- Scope of practice -- Occupational health -- Anesthetic risk, quality improvement and liability -- Mechanisms of anesthesia and consciousness -- Genomic basis of perioperative medicine -- Pharmacologic principles -- Electrical and fire safety -- Experimental design and statistics -- Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology -- Respiratory function -- Immune function and allergic response -- Inflammation, wound healing and infection -- Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base physiology -- Autonomic nervous system -- Hemostatsis and transfusion medicine -- Inhaled anesthetics -- Intravenous anesthetics -- Opioids -- Neuromuscular blocking agents -- Local anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Drug interactions -- Preoperative patient assessment and management -- Malignant hypertermia and other inherited disorders -- Rare and coexisting diseases -- The anesthesia workstation and delivery systems -- Standard monitoring techniques -- Echocardiography --

Airway management -- Patient positioning and related injuries -- Monitored anesthesia care -- Ambulatory anesthesia -- Office-based anesthesia -- Anesthesia provided at alternate sites -- Anesthesia for the older patient -- Anesthesia for trauma and burn patients -- Epidural and spinal anesthesia -- Peripheral nerve blockade -- Anesthesia for neurosurgery -- Anesthesia for thoracic surgery -- Anesthesia for cardiac surgery -- Anesthesia for vascular surgery -- Obstetrical anesthesia -- Neonatal anesthesia -- Pediatric anesthesia -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Anesthesia and obesity -- Hepatic anatomy, function and physiology -- Endocrine function -- Anesthesia for otolaryngologic surgery -- Anesthesia for ophthalomologic surgery -- The renal system and anesthesia for urologic surgery -- Anesthesia for orthopaedic surgery -- Transplant anesthesia -- Post anesthesia recovery -- Critical care medicine -- Acute pain management -- Chronic pain management --

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Disaster preparedness

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